Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1887-02-03

THIS morning 81 ou D ciccs, tao ~
mains of Vicar General Father MO
Crane were removed from bis residence
to 81. Peters tro-Cathtdsal, aud chen
| the doors wers opshed hundreds OF peo-
| ple 10 whom he venerable Father bad
ADMINISTERED, went in 10 take . last long,
| liz aering look at the familiar form now
sill In death. The deceased dignitary
lay clad In his vice seoersps vsstments
and in his handp we're held the chalice
| ho had nc often used in the sacrifice OF
tho mass
He lay In beautiful silk.lined, cloth.
cover red casket. Furnished BY ed ward
u. Lynn, No. 205 West Sixth street. IL
l was adorned with o massive cross and
tho coffin plate bore the inscription:
THE Rev. Matthew A. McGrane. V.
g., died January 81, 1887, aged %
years"
a very large number Of priests were
present from Philadelphia, Chester,
Baltimore and other towns.
About q quarter before 10 o'clock q
lsolemn Pontifcisl Mass OF Requiem
was celebrated for the repose Of the soul
LOT the oeceated by Bishop Curtis. ma.
sisted by Rev. NJ. X Fsllop OF St
Mary'e church. Rev. William Doilard
Iof St. james, ~ d HIv. Peter Donaghy
Iof Ashi aud, Dol, ac.ed ~ deacous OF
honor; Rev. George J. Kelly, OF 81
Josa phs', acted Ms deacon of the mass;
Rny, Johu A. Lyon, st. Psters', YVES
lsut deacon, and Rev. James McCAllin,
LOT Baltimore, was master OF ceremonies
il About thirty priests joincd In the
/ solemn chants and full choir filed
1.-THE house with the melody. Amongst
! | the singers WAS heard the v0icb OF Mrs
. DIR. Os q In the solo Of the oderto1y,
I and solo by Mayor Rnoads az the close
of tbs MAS suited the solemn occasion
oil Bishop Curtis preached brief bu,
7 eloquent sermon, in which he eItoiied
she virtues OF the deceased. He took
his text from the 3let verse Of the 16.h
b lcbapter Of Proverbs: 1.-THE hoary hesdf
e IL . crown OF glory, IL 1t be found 10
q the way of righteousness"
al The Bisbop spoke of the vagueness o
!. 1.-The opinions in relation to the exist
d lerce of the soul and of the troubles
t LOT this life thar the worst OF life was "a
Ibe born into tho world, aud the greatest
|. blessing Is to get out OF 1t n soon a.
t, possible, The Bishop then spoke of the
lob III cations men we're ut der to Christ,
lwho has lessened the burthens and
I. trials of life. Referring TO tho deceased
e he said there was an instance that y
d hoary head was crown OF glory vher
b foD az in the way OF justice"
oil It WAS grand thllg to be an old
y Imam. An old man was tried by thu
of both prosperity and ad
IS vernity. aud he has passed through
. h m all unscathed People will run IL
be crowds to get the blessing of youus
i. priest, but IL was better thing To &c
o tue blessing OF On old man.
III You go down town to see lawyer Il
i-Itell you What to do Hs tells on but
word. What Ia the charge? 1t is 800
ioi 81 900, perhaps $l0,0 You say VII
il go nuch2 The lawyer says because
bit is right, aud will save you money.
tn an old, triedidOctor speaks but q VOL
re you have confidence In 1t, because II
Ie. The word Of long xperisnce and fror
.c lone who uuderstnn Is the case. 30 wit
~ the old priest Whose head Is . crown
Dir glory.
ia. Tho deceased know nothing bt
10 1kindnssr, ard tectarien Animosii
Ice found 20 place In him. He has passt
"a from earth TO his reward. But viii
III knows he of what we are saying he
% to day? He han broken through Il
ap troubles Of life and looks God in u
lose. BlAneless did / .ay lie vas
be our eyes?
al But there are other eyes that loo
lid down deeper than our mortal eyes. u
The who hs sesid Heaven WIS not altogethi
icy pure In his sight, aud who founo foil
lily in his angels, may find something NJ
hol altogether pure in the deceased. l.
en- US then remeu Der the decea eed In OF
sss lpenitences, in our prayers and MACS
zen that his soul may be spef Oily dslivert
rot from pain and taken 10 its eterna l res
oil After the O. rmon an iuvltstion W
Jay iaivep, and all who had not seen the
an. ceased marched up one aisle aud do
the next, taking = lsat look IT the dea
IKE casket WAS then closed aud "
pie carried by ak priests 10 the dolr OF Il
OF Pro Cathedral, where 1t WAS deliver
be into The hands Of the following pa
He bearers:
,h.l J. jerome Smith, William Bow
Hermann LanRe, Charles X le, JAN
II. Hsrkins, Daniel MoOusker, T.
mt lDousheIty and Daniel Kilroy. Abo
noItweuty carriages were filled wi
len, friends and relatives OF the deoeas
arc aud officiating priests. Owing to I
,vo- slippery ttate Of the pavemests, 1
rpe more than . hundred delegates from /.
,ch. different Catholic societies were prese
.ndl Delegations weto noticed from
ha, Shields Library, ST. Peters, St. Mar.
- And sscred Heart Beneficial Societi
"o' B. Z. Has son WAS chief marshal, a
re- his assistants were Frank PbelAn a
q In LNnos Mtssick. Tho funeral did
~" leave the church until IL o'clock.
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